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broken free

broken free is the past participle of break free.

Meaning of break free

Verb

break free (third-person singular simple present breaks free, present participle breaking free, simple past broke free, past participle broken free)

  1. To liberate oneself; to free oneself; to become free (from or of something or someone).
    • During the storm, the boat broke free from its moorings.

Questions about broken free

What is broken free the past participle of?
Broken free is the past participle of break free.

Words near broken free in the dictionary

  1. broken edge
  2. broken even
  3. broken fast
  4. broken field
  5. broken fields
  6. broken free
  7. broken from
  8. broken gates
  9. Broken Glass Republican
  10. Broken Glass Republicans
  11. broken ground

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